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North Carolina clinics notify 23K people of data breach; SSNs, financial and medical info leaked
Compassion Health Care in North Carolina this week confirmed it notified 23,282 people of a March 2025 data breach that compromised the following patient info: Names Social Security numbers Driver’s license numbers Health insurance info Claims info Clinical/diagnostic info Addresses Phone numbers Dates of birth And the following employee info: Names Social Security numbers Financial account info Bank and routing…
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Criminal records, financial data exposed in cyber attack on Legal Aid Agency
The UK’s Legal Aid Agency has fallen victim to a cyber attack, with the organization confirming a “significant amount of personal data” has been exposed. In a statement confirming the incident, the government revealed it first became aware of the incident on April 23rd. A subsequent investigation showed the attack was “more extensive than originally understood”. The Legal Aid Agency,…
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Montana hospital data breach leaks SSNs, medical and financial info
The Community Hospital of Anaconda this week confirmed it notified victims of an August 2024 data breach that compromised the following personal info: Names Social Security numbers Dates of birth State-issued ID numbers (e.g. driver’s licenses, passports, and military IDs) Financial account info Patient account numbers Medical record numbers Medicare and Medicaid numbers Treatment info Health insurance info Ransomware gang…
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AI-powered banking fraud on the rise – but financial institutions are fighting back
More than half of banking fraud now involves the use of AI with banks using the same tools to fight back – but unlike the criminals, they’re hampered by ethical considerations. Research from financial crime prevention platform Feedzai revealed that 92% of financial institutions are seeing fraudsters use generative AI. More than four in ten financial professionals reported that deepfakes…
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IT services firm GeoLogics notifies 12K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, financial info
IT services company GeoLogics yesterday confirmed it notified 11,948 people of a December 2023 data breach that compromised names, Social Security numbers, financial account info, and state-issued ID numbers. Ransomware gang DragonForce claimed responsibility for the breach, saying it stole 123 GB of data from GeoLogics. DragonForce lists GeoLogics on its data leak site. GeoLogics has not verified DragonForce’s claim.…
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Urban One notifies hundreds of data breach that compromised SSNs, tax and financial info
US media conglomerate Urban One this week confirmed it notified hundreds of people about a February 2025 data breach that compromised names, Social Security numbers, direct deposit info, W-2 information, and home addresses. Ransomware gang Cactus claimed responsibility for the breach on March 12, 2025, saying it stole 2.5 TB of data from Urban One. To prove its claim, Cactus…
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Texas State Bar data breach leaks SSNs and financial info; ransomware gang claims responsibility
The State Bar of Texas this week confirmed it notified 2,700 Texans about a January 2025 data breach that compromised the following info: Names Social Security numbers Financial account info including account numbers, credit and debit card numbers Driver’s licenses or other government-issued ID Medical info Health insurance info “[…] the State Bar determined that there was unauthorized access to…
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Financial services firms look to AI to improve resilience
The financial services sector is ramping up AI adoption to bolster resilience in the wake of a spate of major IT outages, new research suggests. According to PagerDuty’s 2025 State of Digital Operations report, four-in-ten (38%) financial services companies believe that generative AI can improve operational efficiency and help improve their IT service performance. When it comes to outages and…
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Alabama credit union warns customers of data breach that leaked SSNs, financial info
Heritage South Credit Union in Alabama this week confirmed it notified an undisclosed number of people about a February 2025 data breach that compromised Social Security numbers and financial account info. Ransomware gang Embargo claimed responsibility for the breach on February 14, 2025, saying it stole 300 GB of data from Heritage South. The group says it stole debit card…
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Productivity gains, strong financial returns, but no job losses – three things investors want from generative AI
Investors are making it clear what they want from generative AI: solid financial and productivity returns, but no job cuts. That’s according to a survey of AI investors by PwC, which found three-quarters of respondents believed generative AI would be beneficial for the companies they’ve backed. And six-in-ten investors polled said they expect not only revenue growth but also increased…
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